Nomination of Daniel Oliver To Be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture

The President today announced his intention to nominate Daniel Oliver to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture. He would succeed A. J. Barnes.

Mr. Oliver is currently General Counsel of the Department of Education. Previously he was president of Rincon Communications Corp. in New York (1980-1981). He was with the law firm of Alexander & Green (1976-1979 and 1971-1973) and served as editorial assistant (1970-1971) and executive editor (1973-1976) of National Review magazine. He was with the law firm of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood (1967-1970) and was a candidate for the New York State Assembly in 1965, 1966, and 1968.

Mr. Oliver graduated from Harvard University (A.B., 1964) and Fordham Law School (LL.B., 1967). He is married, has five children, and resides in Greenwich, Conn. He was born April 10, 1939, in New York, N.Y.